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Samira
Patch 16.2.1
BotDifficulty
Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Identify the enemy's hard CC. Wait for those spells to be used on your teammates. Once the CC is gone, use your combo to hit S-rank, dive in with , and use to secure a reset. Use every reset to chase the next target.
Playstyle
High-octane dive marksman who functions like an assassin. You rely on stacking your passive through varied attacks to unlock a devastating ultimate that can wipe entire teams.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- + resets allow you to chain kills and escape or reposition after every takedown.
- + provides a 360-degree projectile block, nullifying crucial enemy ultimates and CC.
- + allows you to follow up on any ally immobilization with a dash and knock-up extension.
- +Unmatched AOE burst damage once is unlocked and stacked.
Weaknesses
- -Extremely short attack range makes you vulnerable to poke and being spaced by traditional ADCs.
- -Hard CC (stuns, silences, knock-ups) immediately cancels , leaving you vulnerable in the middle of the enemy team.
- -Highly dependent on your support or team to provide initial engage and CC to start your combo.
- -Very 'all-in' nature; if you go in and don't get a reset on , you are likely dead.
Abilities
Building unique stacks (E to S) increases your movement speed. Your melee attacks deal bonus magic damage. Right-clicking an immobilized enemy procs , dashing you into range and extending knock-ups. Always wait for your support's CC before clicking.
Fires a shot if at range, or slashes if in melee. Casting during will hit all enemies in your dash path. Use this to clear waves or quickly add a stack to your combo.
Slashes twice, destroying all incoming projectiles. This is your life insurance. Use to block high-threat spells like Ashe R or Nautilus hook, not just for the two combo stacks.
Dash through an enemy (or tower), dealing damage and gaining attack speed. Takedowns refresh the cooldown. You can cast and during the dash. Use to reposition while your ultimate is active.
Only available at S-rank. Deals massive AOE damage and applies lifesteal. You are slowed during the channel. Any hard CC ends early, so track enemy cooldowns before committing.
Teamfight Role
Follow-up Assassin
Do not be the first one in. Stay at max range using and autos to get to B or A rank. Once the enemy is distracted, use to fly in, hit S-rank, and channel .
If you have a high-durability support like Alistar or Rell, you can follow their engage immediately using to snowball the fight before it even starts.
Combos
The Fast S-Rank
AA -> -> AA -> -> ->
The standard fast way to reach S-rank. Start with an auto, cancel into Q, auto again, then dash. Use W during or after the dash to get the final two stacks for R.
The W-E-Q Instant Stack
AA -> (first hit) -> + -> (second hit) -> AA ->
By casting E+Q while the first half of is spinning, you can gain stacks incredibly fast. This is the highest skill ceiling combo for Samira.
Melee Burst
-> (in dash) -> AA ->
Use this when an enemy is low. The + combo deals AOE damage, and following with a melee AA procs the bonus magic damage from .
Long Range Engage
(on CC'd target) -> AA -> -> ->
When your support lands CC, use the dash to get in range, immediately auto-Q, then use to get the final stacks for an instant .
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | With and , you can all-in most lanes if your support lands a single CC for your follow-up. |
| Level 3 | Unlocking allows you to take aggressive trades while blocking the enemy's return fire or CC. |
| Level 6 | Your kill pressure triples. Most ADCs cannot out-damage in a straight 2v2 all-in. |
| Level 11 | Second rank in and lower cooldown on makes your mid-game teamfighting extremely potent. |
| Level 16 | Max rank provides massive lifesteal and damage, making you a primary threat in every fight. |
Tips & Tricks
- • has a long cooldown (over 20s early). If you waste it, you cannot go in safely.
- •You can use to dash through enemy towers to escape or chase a kill.
- •Your dash range is 800. If an ally CCs an enemy far away, right-clicking them will pull you toward them instantly.
- • does not have a cooldown, only the S-rank requirement. If it gets interrupted, you just need to rebuild your stacks to use it again.
- •Always use while dashing with for guaranteed AOE damage and a stack.
- •Melee autos from execute minions faster than ranged ones. Use this to secure CS under tower.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Using only for the combo stack.→You have no way to block incoming CC, meaning your will be cancelled instantly.
- ✕Dashing in with when the enemy is full health and has CC ready.→You get exhausted or stunned, and since didn't reset, you are stuck in the middle of the enemy team and die.
- ✕Forgetting to weave auto-attacks between spells.→Your combo stacks will build too slowly, and you will die before reaching S-rank.
- ✕Using while the enemy has a displacement up (like Lee Sin R or Janna R).→You get kicked away, your ultimate is wasted, and you lose all your momentum.
- ✕Playing too passively in the early game with an engage support.→You lose your primary win condition of snowballing through lane kills, becoming a low-range ADC with no utility.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached